Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Markets:
• Actively be involved in the preparation and presentation of proposals for new markets
• Organizes events to keep clients updated on sector developments
• Generates innovative solutions to address the clients’ needs
• Liaises with other departments heads and partners to maximize market opportunities
Clients:
• Managing and tracking key client portfolio and work streams
• Assists the partner and director in establishing audit objectives and overall scope
• Ensures key matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage are properly assessed and dealt with timely
• Monitor the work of audit team and professional experts
• Perform quality control reviews on audit work papers and audit files in a timely manner to ensure quality delivered
• Determines that all audit deliverables reflect the work performed, meet required and standards
• Finalizes draft reports to management
• Acts as the key contact for client day-to-day queries
• Follows through on any concerns regarding an audit assignment with the audit partner
• Ensures assignment profitability is balances with risk mitigation
• Adheres to the firm’s risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual and advising junior staff on application of procedures
People:
• Plans and co-ordinates all aspects of audit planning, including staffing requirements
• Efficient and effective management of audit teams on specific assignments
• Drives trainings to audit teams to enhance quality of deliverables
• Manages, motivates and coaches team members and provides feedback through regular communication and timely appraisal
• Ability to manage/monitor teams working physically or virtually
Operations:
• Leading and executing internal audits, including focus on financial, operational, compliance, anti-fraud, and regulatory risk.
• Helping the department’s Director and Partner design audit programs that target high-risk areas in the Client controls, systems, and processes.
• Identifying, drafting, and presenting practical recommendations for internal audit and senior leaders to consider and assisting in the preparation of written audit reports to document findings.
• Regular engagement with management in key business processes and functions to proactively identify and mitigate risk of non-compliance with rules, laws and regulations.
• Execute anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption transactional monitoring.
• Recommendation of control enhancements, both proactively and in response to internal control deficiencies identified.
• Meet with key business leaders as a part of Internal Audit’s risk assessment to identify compliance risks and mitigating actions.
• Provide support for investigations as required, including remedial action and control improvement in response.
• Track the status of all internal and external audit recommendations and associated implementation of remediation and process improvement opportunities
• Executes testing including inquiry and examination of documentation to corroborate that implementation of remediation and control improvement opportunities was effective.
• Assist and perform any other duties and responsibilities bestowed upon by Director/Partner.
Mandatory requirements:
• Post graduate degree from recognized university.
• A bachelor’s degree from recognized university.
• Certifications in Internal Audit such as Certified Internal Auditor
• Member of a recognized Institute of Internal Auditors
• Over 8 years of experience in audit and assurance services in a recognized audit firm
• Over 5 years of experience in Internal Audit and Risk services
• Over 3 years’ experience as Audit Manager, Internal Audit and Risk in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 audit firm.
• Experience and evidence of business development
• Demonstrated focus on quality and strong awareness and management of risk
• Ability to manage, motivate and lead capacity of work effectively within a team
• Excellent ICT, interpersonal, supervisory and communication skills
Competitive advantage requirements:
The following expertise is considered a distinct advantage:
• Demonstrated experience in working in hardship zones and countries
• Good written and verbal communication skills in foreign languages such as French, Portuguese, Arabic
• Experience in financial analysis and data analytics.
We will provide commensurate remuneration, opportunities to learn, job satisfaction and challenging game changing assignments.